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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






2. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






3. Something that supports a sculpture






4. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






5. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






6. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






7. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






8. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






9. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






10. The amount of light reflected by a hue






11. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






12. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






13. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






14. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






15. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






16. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






17. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






18. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






19. Known for his glass sculpture






20. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






21. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






22. Pale green






23. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






24. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






25. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






26. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






27. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






28. Technique of shading using dots to control value






29. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






30. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






31. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






32. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






33. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






34. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






35. Application of potassium sulphide






36. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






37. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






38. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






39. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






40. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






41. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






42. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






43. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






44. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






45. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






46. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






47. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






48. Creates blue dye






49. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






50. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






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